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Also Known As Lab • Labrador

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A favorite breed
Playful and friendly
Dog surfing
A great service animal
Labrador Retriever
(left) A Laborador retriever fetches game from the water
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Bulldog; dog
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Various retriever dog breeds sitting in a row. L-R: curly coated retriever, golden retriever, Labrador retriever, duck tolling retriever, flat coated retriever. hunting sporting dogs
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